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Oulu Southern Institute is, with the exception of the Univer-sity Centre of Kajaani, the only regional unit of the Univer-sity of Oulu. It is located in the Oulu South region, which is 50-150 km south of Oulu. The purpose of the unit is to

promote academic research, education and regional development in its area of influence in order to foster the growth and development of industry and commerce. Oulu South region is well-known for its strong entrepreneurship and active business life. There is a small number of international or global companies, and most of the enterprises are small or medium sized. Their production is, however, notable and their operations are internationally oriented.

Oulu Southern Institute has intensive collaboration with vocational education organizations, with the local units of the Universities of Ap-plied Sciences of Central Ostrobothnia and Oulu and with regional development organizations. The Oulu South Higher Education Centre network is also cooperating actively to develop the region. This col-laboration has proven to be beneficial for the region. n

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Oulu Southern Institute is, with the exception of the University

Centre of Kajaani, the only regional unit of the University of Oulu.

It is located in the Oulu South region, which is 50-150 km south

of Oulu. The purpose of the unit is to promote academic re-

search, education and regional development in its area of influence in order

to foster the growth and development of industry and commerce. Oulu South

region is well-known for its strong entrepreneurship and active business

life. There is a small number of international or global companies, and most

of the enterprises are small or medium sized. Their production is, however,

notable and their operations are internationally oriented.

Oulu Southern Institute has intensive collaboration with vocational education

organizations, with the local units of the Universities of Applied Sciences of

Central Ostrobothnia and Oulu and with regional development organizations.

The Oulu South Educational Network is also cooperating actively to develop

the region. This collaboration has proven to be beneficial for the region.

Team: Eelis Kokko, Martti Saarela, Tanja Risikko,

Eija Korjonen, Eija-Riitta Niinikoski

Photography: Tii Amperla, Oulu Southern Institute

Layout and image processing: Tii Amperla

Print: Joutsen Median Painotalo Oy 2010

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I n 2009, active, successful research and development work

continued at the Oulu Southern Institute despite the con-

tinuing structural change of the Finnish university institu-

tion and the heated discussion around it. This caused some

uncertainty regarding the work of the Institute.

The discussion of the imbalanced financing of the Aalto

University and the other universities was realized in the diffi-

culties in securing financing for the other universities. Oulu

Southern Institute organized a remarkable donation of 200,000

euros to the University of Oulu through the Kerttu Saalasti

foundation. Local communities are participating in the donation

by repaying the capital to the foundation during the next three

years.

Approximately 94 percent of the Institute’s funding came from

sources external to the University of Oulu, and just six percent

came as basic funding from the university. The top projects fi-

nanced by the EU’s 7th Framework Programme and structural

funds (ESF and ERDF) of EU and those financed by TEKES

(Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) pro-

ceeded and continued to employ Institute’s personnel in 2009.

Other important sources of funding included the main univer-

sity, the State Provincial Office of Oulu (Department of Edu-

cation) and the Council of Oulu Region. Companies’ role as

co-financers in TEKES projects increased in importance, but

funding from the local communities and the associations of lo-

cal subregions was, however, the foundation of R&D work at

the Institute.

Researchers at the Institute have proven their quality and skil-

fulness especially by the EU FP7 program. The digital holog-

raphy research group continued the coordination of the six

million-euro Real 3D project. The underground neutrino

astroparticle physics research group continued as a partner of

the European LAGUNA consortium with the aim of showing

that the Pyhäsalmi mine is the most favourable location for very

large research instruments in the future. These instruments will

be financed and built by the European scientific community in

one of the seven possible locations.

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The University’s quality assurance system was updated

during 2009 and audited at the end of the year. It was

shown to be well-done and it fulfilled the criteria for ac-

ceptance. The Institute’s quality team performed excel-

lently in developing the quality system of the unit. The

University rewarded the Institute for its outstanding work

with praise and a monetary prize. In addition, the Institute

was rewarded at the University’s opening ceremony for

its high-quality regional development work and for its

entrepreneurial attitude to the work.

In conclusion, the year 2009 was a success at the

Institute.

Personnel and Cooperators

The personnel of the Institute comprised 45 research

managers, researchers and other staff members at the

end of 2009. Seven members of the personnel have

doctorate degrees in their discipline, and 25 have other

university degrees. Their intellectual contribution to the

development of the Oulu South area should not be un-

derestimated.

Oulu Southern Institute carries out regional development

work, which is the social service function of the Univer-

sity of Oulu as determined by the Universities Act and

emphasized by politicians at the end of 2009 and

beginning of 2010. The new Act passed in August 2009

should contain a clearer definition of this third task

of universities. Institute representatives attempted to

append a cla-rification of this to the Act but were not

successful.

The Institute’s most important collaboration partner in

2009 was again the Educational Municipal Federation

of the Kalajokilaakso Region (KAM). Co-operation with

the Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences

and its CENTRIA Research and Development unit con-

tinued fruitfully in the RFMedia laboratory in Ylivieska.

Representatives of local companies and employer

organizations participated more actively than ever before

in the work of project steering groups and various

seminars and workshops.

The Institute cooperated very closely with vocational edu-

cation organizations and local units of the Universities of

Applied Sciences of Central Ostrobothnia and Oulu as

well as with regional development organizations. Mem-

bers of Oulu South Educational Network cooperated very

actively to develop the region. This collaborative approach

has proven to be beneficial for the region.

Cooperation with the councils and regions of Cen-

tral Ostrobothnia and Pietarsaari was conducted under

the “Bothnia cooperation umbrella”. The most important

cooperation areas were analyzed and development teams

began their work. The goal is to use the sparse human

and financial resources in cooperation in the most fruit-

ful way. Professor Jorma Rantanen prepared a report

in 2008 concerning cooperation possibilities between

Oulu Southern Institute, the University Centre Chydenius

of Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied

Sciences, and the Educational Municipal Federation of

the Kalajokilaakso, Central Ostrobothnia and Pietarsaari

areas. The cooperation between these organizations and

regions and also between other Finnish and foreign or-

ganizations and regions will be more and more important

in the future. This is possible with hard work and enthusi-

asm. It is the only way to build our common future.

Successfu l R&D work

The FMT research group (Future Manufacturing

Technologies) continued their research in laser-assisted

production technologies of the future for the metal and

thin sheet industry at the ELME Studio in Nivala. Again

in 2009 KAM cooperated most actively with the team.

Cooperation with the Technology Village of Nivala, with

the subregional development company NIHAK OY

and with the Raahe and Kemi-Tornio production stu-

dios also continued actively. New projects were started

with various sources of funding in cooperation with

companies. The role of internatioal partners in the pro-

jects was further strengthened in 2009 and has conti-

nued by placing one of the researchers of the team in

the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany

in 2010.

RFMedia laboratory at the Ylivieska Technology Vil-

lage has for years been the main location of R&D

work in ICT at the Oulu Southern Institute. The most

important projects in 2009 were carried out in coop-

eration with the Centria research and development

unit of the Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied

Sciences. The six million-euro Real 3D -project (Digital

holography for 3D and 4D real-world objects, capture,

processing, and display) has been financed by the EU

Seventh Framework Program. The research group led by

Thomas Naughton has conducted high-class work with

nine European research groups and companies. Inter-

national cooperation has been active with an extensive

international exchange of researchers.

The astroparticle physics research group continued

to set up its research instrument, EMMA (Experiment

with MultiMuon Array) in the Pyhäsalmi mine, which

is Europe’s deepest working mine with a highly quali-

fied infrastructure. Astroparticles are observed 85 me-

ters under the ground level to filter out the non-specific

radiation with the help of the soil layer. EMMA is the

only experiment worldwide observing radiation at that

level. The core of the experiment is built from detec-

tors bought from CERN and from Russia. Cooperation

with the University of Jyväskylä and with the Technical

Universities of Munich and Karlsruhe was active in 2009.

A memorandum of understanding was signed in 2009

between the Universities of Jyväskylä and Oulu and the

company Kalliosuunnittelu Oy Rockplan Ltd and the

Canadian owner of the mine, Inmet Mining Ltd, about

the research work performed by EMMA and LAGUNA

(Large Apparatus for Grand Unification and Neutrino

Astrophysics) experiments in the mine.

LAGUNA is a consortium consisting of European particle

physicists and rock mechanical engineers. The consor-

tium received 1.7 million euros in funding from the EC

for a two-year perdiod (June 2008 - June 2010) to con-

duct an infrastructure study. This continued intensively in

2009. In this infrastructure study, technical possibilities

and limitations, costs and timing of the construction of

massive large-volume detectors deep underground are

being investigated for seven possible underground sites

in Europe.

The Technology Education group of the Institute conti-

nued its work at the Teknokas Center in Ylivieska pro-

viding continuing technology education in Finland as pro-

fessional development of teachers. In 2009 the intent

was to expand the work to secondary vocational edu-

cation with funding from the Finnish National Board of

Education. Cooperation was conducted most actively with

the city of Tampere at its technology center Hermia. The

special expert speaking at the seminars was Managing

Director and designer Ristomatti Ratia.

International cooperation at the Oulu Southern Insti-

tute continued and was intensified further in 2009.

Rese-archers from St. Petersburg (State Polytechnical

University), South Korea (Gwangju Institute), India,

Poland and Ireland visited Ylivieska for varying periods.

The FMT research group maintained cooperation with

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the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and

with the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden.

The Future

Oulu Southern Institute kept its annual planning and

development days for personnel at the Oulanka Bio-

logical station in Kuusamo in September. The seminar

participants also visited Pentik center in Posio, where

entrepreneurs Anu and Topi Pentikäinen gave an interest-

ing lecture about the history of the company. The growth

of the company from a small seed to an international

success story may give everybody an excellent example

of the importance of skilfulness, strong will and an un-

compromising attitude on the development of an organi-

sation.

Finally, Oulu Southern Institute participated actively in

regional development work with the members of the

Oulu South Educational Network (OEK) in 2009. A new

strategy for the umbrella organisation was written during

the year under the leadership of the Institute. The role

of the organisation will be important in the regional de-

velopment during the new COCO (Cohesion and Com-

petitiveness) Programmes as the developer of educa-

tion and innovation systems in the Oulu South

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The main research fields of the Oulu Southern

Institute are technology education, astropar-

ticle physics, wireless data transmission and

communication, digital media, digital holog-

raphy, and future manufacturing technologies. Research

activities are conducted in cooperation with the faculties

of the University of Oulu or other universities and other

national and international partners. The research groups

are led by research managers, who are merited experts

in their fields.

Oulu Southern Institute coordinates the Oulu South

Educational Network (OEK), which is a virtual organiza-

tion based on an agreement signed by the educational

organizations of the region. The aim of the OEK network

is to continuously increase the expertise and innovation

activities, thereby enhancing success in the region and

all of Northern Finland.

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Oulu Southern Institute provides student counselling

and organizes examinations for distant learning students

and plans Masters and Bachelor degree programmes for

adults in the region in cooperation with different faculties

of the universities.

One of the Oulu Southern Institute’s key tasks is the de-

velopment of the regional innovation environment. New

ways of making national and international (academic)

knowledge available for local entrepreneurs and other

actors is planned and implemented by experts at the

Institute. SMEs and development organizations are of-

fered new possibilities to participate in R&D projects and

international collaboration.

In 2009, research group members published 40 scien-

tific publications, including 11 refereed articles in interna-

tional scientific journals and 21 refereed articles in inter-

national conference publications or combined works. n

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Cont act : Esa-Mat t i Jä rv inen , PhD

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EKNOKAS is the first nationwide innovation

and technology education center in Finland.

It provides nationally and internationally sig-

nificant know-how and training that serves

teachers, students and employees of enterprises in de-

veloping and transmitting technological know-how. It also

enables the region’s youth and industry to know each ot-

her better, which will improve the vitality of the region in the

long run.

Researchers of Teknokas are developing the contents

and methods as well as materials and equipment for

technology education. One of the main activities is to ar-

range continuing professional development in technol-

ogy education to primary and secondary school teachers,

and to support them in implementing the cross-curricula

theme of technology education in their teaching and in

school culture. Thus, the center is responding to the chal-

lenges of technology education posed by the reformed

curricula. The activities also include the promotion of in-

novation potential of SMEs by organizing activities pro-

moting innovation processes for the personnel of com-

panies.

The content areas include automation and robotics,

mechanisms, structures, electronics, energy, design and

chemistry. As technology normally develops through in-

novations, the main goals of technology education also

include the development of children’s, students’ and

adults’ skills in observing and solving problems related to

the built environment. At the same time technology edu-

cation encourages them to develop their own creativity.

Cooperation partners include Central Ostrobothnia Uni-

versity of Applied Sciences, Design Museum and the

Finnish National Board of Education, which launched

an evaluation of cross-curricular themes in the National

Core Curriculum for Basic Education and invited Oulu

Southern Institute to be an expert member of technology

education in the evaluation forum. The center has several

international partners and collaborates widely in the field

of technology education research.

The nationwide TEKNOKAS Innovation and Technol-

ogy Education programme (started 2008) continued

and the Teknokas Continuing Education Programme

2009-2011 began in April. Cooperation with Technol-

ogy Centre Hermia in Tampere and the city of Tampere

was further strengthened. In Finland’s capital region the

Teknokas activities and cooperation were also substan-

tial. The results of that work are published in Finnish

and international scientific journals. The training material

package “Keksitään lisää” was produced in cooperation

with Kerhokeskus Koulutyön tuki ry and with designer

Ristomatti Ratia. The material is included in the out-

comes of the EU Year of Innovation and Creativity 2009,

in which Teknokas was one of the actors.

International Seminars and Exchange Activities

Cooperation was conducted with Design and Techno-

logy Education lecturer Dr. Keith Good from Greenwich

University, England. Prof. Good visited Ylivieska in Sep-

tember and gave a lecture and workshop for teachers

participating in the Teknokas continuing training course.

The Teknokas group visited the International Techno-

logy Education Association Conference and exhibition in

Louisville (KY), USA, in March and the Design and

Technology Education Conference and exhibition in

Birmingham, England, in November.

The training material package “Keksitään lisää” was

translated and published in English as “Let’s Invent

More”. This was done in collaboration with Jyväskylä Uni-

versity UPDATE -project (Understanding and Providing a

Developmental Approach to Technology Education). The

material was introduced and an invited lecture was given

in the International Technology Education Conference

in Madrid in November. The material package has also

been translated into the Catalan, Spanish and Estonian

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The 1400-meter-deep Pyhäsalmi mine (owned

by INMET Mining Ltd, Canada) in Pyhäjärvi

provides excellent opportunities to carry out

research on astroparticle physics. At the

present, a larger experiment called EMMA (Experiment

with MultiMuon Array) has been prepared and initial

measurements have begun. The EMMA experiment is

evaluated by the international Scientific Advisory Board

(SAB). The SAB stated in its last meeting report that

the research activities, including EMMA experiment, in

Pyhäsalmi, are of high scientific quality. The Pyhäjärvi

site is a very prominent candidate to host a large-

volume, next-generation liquid detector that is under in-

vestigation in the EU - FP7 Design Study LAGUNA, in

which the CUPP research group is participating as a

partner.

EMMA is a new-type, cosmic-ray experiment. It uses the

rock overburden of 75 meters to filter out low-energy

muons of an air shower, with cutoff energy of 45 GeV.

Thus only high-energy muons are detected, which is im-

portant as they carry out much more information about

the initial collisions than low-energy particles. The main

research topics are the cosmic-ray composition at the

knee region of the energy of particles and the investiga-

tion of the so called muon bundles observed at CERN

for the first time. The detector area of EMMA array is ap-

proximately 135 square meters divided into nine detec-

tor stations of 15 square meters each. The array is able

to measure the muon multiplicity, their lateral distribution

and also the arrival direction of the air shower. In par-

ticular, the capability of lateral distribution measurements

makes EMMA different from the other underground cos-

mic-ray experiments.

LAGUNA Design Study (Large Apparatus for Grand

Unification and Neutrino Astrophysics) is an ongoing

two-year infrastructure project of 1.7 million euros fun-

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gramme for research (FP7). Over a hundred researchers

from ten countries are involved in the project, in which a

European large-scale research apparatus and its location

will be selected from the seven available candidates. The

main research topics of LAGUNA detectors are superno-

vae, solar and geoneutrinos and proton decay.

The LAGUNA study is comparing three different types of

large-volume liquid detectors and seven possible location

sites across Europe. The detectors are GLACIER (liquid

argon), LENA (liquid scintillation) and MEMPHYS (water

Cherenkov). The sites are Boulby (UK), Canfranc (Spain),

Frejus (France), Umbria (Italy), Pyhäsalmi (Finland),

Slanic (Romania), and SUNlab (Poland). This study

showed that it is possible to build any of those detectors

in Pyhäsalmi. LAGUNA consortium will give its recom-

mendations in the summer 2010. With external funding

from the Council of Oulu Region, a detailed study of the

influence of a possible close-by nuclear power plant on

the LENA detector at Pyhäsalmi was started in 2009.

This study will be completed in 2010. The decision for

constructing the detector will be made by the European

astroparticle physics organization ASPERA in 2011 or

2012.

The main funding sources of the CUPP research group

in 2009 have been the State Provincial Office of Oulu

(ERDF including state funding), EU-FP7 (LAGUNA

project) and the Council of Oulu Region.

International Seminars and Exchange Activities

The LAGUNA Consortium general meeting was held

in Pyhäsalmi at the beginning of September. The SAB

meeting was held at the end of September. The interna-

tional collaboration of the EMMA experiment had several

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RFMedia Laboratory is a media and ICT know-

how centre located in Ylivieska. The labora-

tory constitutes research groups of the Oulu

Southern Institute and of CENTRIA Research

and Development, which is the research organization of

the Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences.

The research groups of Oulu Southern Institute are Wire-

less Data Transmission, Digital Media, and Digital Holog-

raphy.

Wire less Dat a Transmiss ion (W DT)

Successful cooperation between the two research or-

ganisations within RFMedia laboratory continued in

the spearhead focus area of Wireless Product and Tes-

ting Applications for Machines and Systems. There have

been several joint projects between Oulu Southern

Institute and CENTRIA under this umbrella funded main-

ly by TEKES, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology

and Innovations. In 2009 active projects were Ubiquitous

Computing in Maintenance Using Sensors and RFID

Tags (SensoTag), Real Fusion, Comprehensive Testing

(COMPTEST), and LTE Field Test Pilot (LTE FTP).

In the SensoTag project researchers of Oulu Southern

Institute participated successfully in application of WSAN

(Wireless Sensor and Actuator Network) technology. The

results of the project have been presented in two inter-

national scientific conferences and in six other techni-

cal seminars including the final seminar of the VAMOS

programme of TEKES.

Real Fusion, another joint project studying WSAN tech-

nology, began in 2009. The work of the project focused

on new system architectures of the sensor network

technologies in real-time practical environments using

embedded hardware and software interfaces. The project

included two research areas: 1. Industrial real-time en-

vironments: monitoring, control and remote diagnostics,

user interfaces, distributed data processing, and 2. Sen-

sor fusion: WSAN, identification and positioning methods.

The aim of the COMPTEST project was to solve the chal-

lenges of comprehensive testing due to the increases of

both the complexity of the components and dimensions

of test systems. One task concentrated on items of RF

radiation and leakage in cables and connectors when the

frequencies are higher than before. This task included

both automated measurement campaign with the net-

work analyzer and the radiated emissions from the cables

were measured in a radio anechoic chamber. The emis-

sion measurements were carried out in the EMC test

laboratory of the CENTRIA Research and Development

unit. Another task has been to study the telecommuni-

cation network start-up with the practical case of mobile

WiMAX. This task included the development of the labo-

ratory test bed and mobile WiMAX field trial in Ylivieska

during the second half of 2009. The COMPTEST project

included research exchange between Oulu Southern

Institute and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technol-

ogy (GIST), South Korea. GIST is the principal investiga-

tor of the Korean parallel collaboration project titled De-

velopment of Low Power/Low Cost MIMO Receiver for

Mobile WiMAX, which began in 2009.

RFMedia Laboratory joined the Cooperative Traffic ICT

(CT) Research programme in TIVIT (ICT SHOK) in the

autumn 2009 when the second year of CT programme

started. RFMedia Laboratory participates in LTE FTP

project together with three industrial partners. The project

studies the 3G LTE based networks and terminals as one

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technology enabler of 4G wireless broadband access.

The idea is to pilot LTE and other 4G network function-

ality and added value versus existing telecommunication

networks in traffic environment via concrete end-to-end

use cases and practical field testing pilots.

The development of wireless data transmission knowl-

edge continued also as a part of the European Re-

gional Development Fund (ERDF) project International

RFMedia Research Laboratory. Topics include embedded

wireless data transmission product solutions, testing and

applying of new telecommunication systems, and radio

channel related expertise, e.g. prediction models, radio

channel characterisation and measurements, coexistence

and interference scenarios, radio resource and spectrum

management methods.

Dig i t a l Media

Digital Media research within the International RFMedia

Research Laboratory project concentrated in 2009 on

usability issues, especially on human-computer-interac-

tion with mobile devices. New partners, ideas, and prac-

tises on usability issues and testing with actual end users

were achieved via participation on the national Living Lab

pilot of networked regional centres (The Regional Centre

Programme).

Visual perception has been studied in cooperation with

the digital holography research group. Furthermore, the

Oulu based company LudoCraft Ltd has been cooperat-

ing as an external expertise company in studying the pos-

sibilities and required actions when utilising games and

game-like virtual environments to create new research,

development and business activities in Oulu South.

Surveys for both educational organisations and compa-

nies were conducted. One of the key activities in 2009

was organizing the Virtual Vieska event.

Innovative GIS Network in Oulu Region (InnoGIS) is a

collaborative ERDF project of Oulu University of Applied

Sciences (School of Renewable Natural Resources). The

other partners in the project in addition to Oulu Southern

Institute are CENTRIA Research and Development and

the University of Oulu (Department of Geography). Oulu

Southern Institute is a responsible partner in the task of

usability, user interfaces and interactive development en-

vironment, i.e. the main research topics are the usability

of GIS (Geographic Information System) systems and

social media applications in the innovation network.

In ternat iona l Seminars and Exchange Act iv i t ies

The first joint result seminar of Finish-Korean collabora-

tion projects Comprehensive Testing, COMPTEST and

Development of Low Power/Low Cost MIMO Receiver

for Mobile WiMAX was organised in August 2009 in

Oulu.

Associate Professor Seokjoo Shin from Chosun Univer-

sity, School of Computer Engineering visited RFMedia

Laboratory August 2 - 7, 2009 as a representative of the

Korean collaboration project.

Plan Manager Myoung-Shin Kwak from Gwangju Insti-

tute of Science and Technology (GIST) visited RFMedia

Laboratory November 23-December 4, 2009. Ms. Kwak

represented the principal partner of the Korean collabo-

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The digital holography team conducts research on visual

perception, image processing, and usability issues of digital

holograms. Digital holograms are a new form of digital me-

dia that can capture three-dimensional properties of a real-

world physical object or scene in a single image. The full potential of

digital holography for industrial inspection and metrology, bio-imaging

and medicine, and communication and entertainment is only recently

being studied. Members of the team of the Oulu Southern Institute

have pioneered aspects of hologram image processing. The team is

globally one of the only research teams studying visual perception

aspects of digital holography. The team is also actively working on

broad applications of digital holography, including industrial metro-

logy, digital holographic microscopy, bio-imaging, and optical image

processing (including optical encryption and optical computing). One

of the novel research topics involves converting digital holograms

into stereoscopic formats that can be viewed through conventional

means, such as the anaglyph display shown in the picture opposite.

Oulu Southern Institute’s digital holography team coordinated in

2009 a European Commission-sponsored FP7 Collaborative Project

on digital holography called Real 3D. The Real 3D – Digital holog-

raphy for 3D and 4D real-world objects’ capture, processing, and dis-

play -project is a research project funded under the Information and

Communication Technologies theme of the European Commission’s

Seventh Framework Programme. It brings together nine participants

from academia and industry in seven countries. This three-year

project marks the beginning a long-term effort to facilitate the entry

of a new technology (digital holography) into the three-dimensional

capture and display markets.

In 2009, the digital holography team also held a European Commis-

sion Intra-European Marie Curie Fellowship and Academy of Finland

funding for its digital holography research programme. The main

funding sources of the research in 2009 were EU - FP7, EU - Marie

Curie, and the Academy of Finland.

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Associate Professor Dr. Naveen Nishchal, Indian Institute of Tech-

nology, and Dr. Conor Mc Elhinney, National University of Ireland,

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The electronics’ mechanics and metal research

group (ELME) focused its research topics on

the Future Manufacturing Technologies (FMT).

In 2009 the FMT group further elaborated its

research activities in the field of innovative production

technologies.

The research group was founded in 2000. Since then,

research facilities have been established, research and

cooperation practices have been developed, and research

projects have been started and conducted. Research ac-

tivities take place in the ELME Studio in Nivala in close

cooperation with Central Ostrobothnia University of Ap-

plied Sciences, Nivala Vocational College and with Nivala

Technology Village Ltd. The ELME studio belongs to the

Centre of Expertise Programme (OSKE) in Finland and is

a part of the national ProMetal network. Part of the FMT

research group operates at the main campus of the Uni-

versity of Oulu. The research activities in Oulu are carried

out in close cooperation with the Production Technol-

ogy Laboratory of the Department of Mechanical Engi-

neering.

The main objective of the research activities is to de-

velop new production technologies and implement them

in manufacturing industry and products in the Oulu South

region. Educational activities in the university as well as

in the vocational education are enhanced in the field of

production technology. The research group promotes

cooperation with educational organizations of the region

by carrying out joint development projects.

The key research areas of future manufacturing tech-

nologies are laser technology applications in the cutting,

joining and forming of ultra high strength steel materi-

als. Laser technology research is focused on using the

technology for manufacturing products from sheet metal.

The foundation for the expertise was laid by a donated

professorship in 1999-2003, which continued as a per-

manent position in the University of Oulu, and by two

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methods in sheet metal industry and Expertise in Laser

and high speed machining technology. The develop-

ment project “Innovative Production Technologies” be-

gan in 2007 and is focused on production methods and

processes of the future. This project is administrated

by the Educational Municipal Federation of the Kala-

jokilaakso Region and funded by the European Regional

Development Fund. In 2009, the research activities are

elaborated in two research projects: Usability of Ultra-

High-Strength Steels and Roll Forming of Tailored Heat

Treated Ultra High-Strength Steel Strips, both funded by

the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innova-

tion (TEKES). The project, “Expertise of Forming High

Strength Steels”, administrated by the Oulu Southern

Institute and funded by European Regional Development

Fund, began in December 2009. The research activities

in 2009 were focused on the properties of the new ma-

terials and on developing new processing applications

for them. The ELME research and development projects

are carried out in cooperation with the industry. They are

partly funded by companies and the municipalities of the

Oulu South region.

In 2009 the FMT research group grew to a group of

fourteen people. Eight of them worked in Nivala and

the other six in Oulu at the main university campus. The

group has presented and published its research results

in twenty international conference proceedings, with the

three most recent publications in 2009.

The main funding sources of the research in 2009 were

EU (ERDF) and TEKES (Finnish Funding Agency for

Technology and Innovation).

International Seminars and Exchange Activities

FMT group has an active cooperation with Luleå Univer-

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Industrialized rural areas and an active, international business life

are characteristic of the Oulu South region in Northern Finland,

located in the southern part of the Oulu province in the county of

Northern Ostrobothnia. Population of the area is roughly 90,000

inhabitants, and the relative number of young people is highest in

Finland.

According to the statistics in 2009, there were about 4 700 compa-

nies in Oulu South. Entrepreneurship is notable in the region. Also,

young people are very entrepreneurially oriented. The enterprises are

mostly microsized or small companies. Roughly 93% of the compa-

nies have less than 10 employees, 7% of the companies have 10

to 250 employees and there are only three large companies in the

region.

Oulu Southern Institute is an active actor in the regional innovation

environment. It promotes and organizes academic research, educa-

tion and community development. The Institute cooperates with the

region’s enterprises as well as public development agencies and

educational organizations. The aim is to improve the innovation actors’

competence and networking in order to foster the growth and suc-

cess of the region.

To increase the attractiveness and competitiveness of the area, the

institutions of higher education in Oulu South and Bothnia regions

have created joint strategies. First Oulu South Higher Education

Strategy was written in 2001 and has been updated for the third time

in 2009 to meet the future challenges. The main emphasis is on applied

research and rapid transfer of expertise and technology to the enter-

prises and other organizations. Oulu South Higher Education Strategy

is a central part of the regions’ new overall Cohesion and Competi-

tiveness Programme (COCO).

The collaboration network was further expanded when the higher

education organizations jointly agreed on collaboration topics in the

Bothnia region. In education, research and innovation activities there

are four emphasized themes: 1) entrepreneurship, 2) adult education,

3) wellbeing, culture and tourism, and 4) energy, environment and

sustainable development.

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Oulu Southern Institute has a coordinating and catalyzing

role in the Oulu South innovation environment. In 2009,

the institute’s regional development team has planned

several new initiatives together with collaboration part-

ners. These include for example the research and de-

velopment program for micro and small and medium

enterprises and entrepreneurship, which will be started

in 2010.

In ternat iona l Act iv i t ies

Oulu Southern Institute participates in Regional trajec-

tories to the knowledge economy - Nordic-European

comparisons, a Nordic project (REKENE). It combines

in-depth work in firms and in their regional context of

public actors, higher education institutions, networks of

firms and other actors. The project produces new aca-

demic knowledge while also delivering input to practice

and policymaking.

Collaboration with Nordregio expanded as Oulu Southern

Institute took part in a project called Regional universi-

ties and university colleges (regional HEIs), their regional

impact on innovation, attractiveness and economic per-

formance. Collaboration in ELME Studio was studied as

one example of the regional impact of universities and

a lecture was given at an international conference in

Reykjavik, Iceland in June. The project report (Higher

education institutions as drivers of regional development

in the Nordic countries) and the case studies (Interaction

between higher education institutions and their surround-

ing business environment - Six Nordic case studies) are

published by Nordregio (www.nordegio.se -> Publica-

tions).

Regional Development group members attended a fact-

finding and benchmarking trip to Bilbao in Spain in Octo-

ber. A report of the trip was published by the nationwide

Innovation Network in November. EU Comission’s new

R&D Programmes, funding possibilities and good prac-

tices were surveyed in various events including Regions

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Educ at ion and Student Counsel ing

Education is one of the most meaningful ways to develop

regions. The educational level in Oulu South is relatively

low. The percentage of people over 15 years that have a

post-secondary (university, polytechnic) education is only

17 %, which is clearly lower than the national average

(25 %). However, eagerness to acquire a higher level of

education is quite high according to the surveys done in

recent years.

Oulu Southern Institute carries out surveys of educa-

tional needs in cooperation with entrepreneurs and their

organizations. Based on the results, the institute plans

and realizes necessary development actions. Further-

more, the institute offers student counseling and guid-

ance of academic studies including examination possibili-

ties for distance learning students.

Oulu Southern Institute is an active member of the Oulu

South Educational Network, which is a virtual organiza-

tion based on an agreement signed by the educational

organizations of the region. Other active members of

the network are the regional units of the Universities of

Applied Sciences of Central Ostrobothnia and Oulu (in

Ylivieska and Oulainen, respectively), the Educational

Municipal Federations of Kalajokilaakso and Siika-

Pyhäjoki regions and the regional units of the Summer

University of Northern Ostrobothnia (in Ylivieska and

Pyhäjärvi).

The first Oulu South Higher Education Strategy was

composed in 2001 as a joint understanding of the goals

of the members of Oulu South Educational Network.

The third updating process was completed at the end

of 2009. Oulu Southern Institute organizes an annual

seminar with the Kerttu Saalasti Foundation. The 2009

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O ulu Southern Institute has an outstanding national and international network of partners. Interna-

tional cooperation includes e.g. conducting joint projects, exchanging researchers and teachers and

publishing scientific articles. Active cooperation is performed in various European and Asian coun-

tries, in the United States of America, and in Australia.

The Most Impor t ant In ternat iona l Par tner Organ isat ions in 200 9 :

Australia: Griffith University, Sydney University (TEKNOKAS)

China: The Institute of High-Energy Physics in the Academy of China (CUPP)

Denmark: Region Sjælland, Roskilde University (REKENE), University of Århus (CUPP)

France: Laboratoire Souterrane de Modane, University of Paris (CUPP)

Germany: Bremer Institut für Angewandte Strahtechnik (Real 3D),

HOLOEYE Photonics AG, Germany (Real 3D),

Technische Hochschule München, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (CUPP),

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FMT),

Great Britain: Greenwich University, Open University Milton Keynes, University of Central England,

Aberdeen University (TEKNOKAS), Institute for Underground Science at Boulby (CUPP)

Holland: Eindhoven University of Technology (TEKNOKAS),

Iceland: Akureyri Region Business Agency, University of Akureyri (REKENE)

Ireland: National University of Ireland, Maynooth County Kildare (Real 3D)

Italy: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Napoli (Real 3D),

Laboratori Nazionali di Gran Sasso (CUPP)

Poland: Warsaw University of Technology (Real 3D)

Russia: Nuclear Research Institute of the Academy of Russia in Moscow

Radium Research Institute of V.G.Klop in St. Petersburg

The Institute of High-Energy Physics in Protvino (CUPP)

St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University (WDT)

Spain: Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfanc (CUPP)

South Korea: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (WDT)

Sweden: Teknikens Hus Luleå (TEKNOKAS)

Luleå University of Technology, Svensk Vertygsteknik Ab (FMT)

University of Karlstad, Stockholm County Council, University of Stockholm,

University of Linköping, Nordregion (REKENE)

Switzerland : CERN (CUPP)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lyncée Tec SA (Real 3D)

Turkey: Bilkent Universitesi Bilkent Ankara (Real 3D)

USA: Millersville University Pennsylvania (TEKNOKAS)

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Oulu Southern Institute is the sole regional unit of the University of Oulu. It was initially established in

2000 and became permanently established in 2004. The Institute is led by the director with the help

of the board. Board members are nominated by the rector of the University of Oulu, and they repre-

sent the cooperating departments and faculties of the University and the region. The board has two

meetings annually. Chairman of the board is Professor Kari Kuutti.

Kari Kuutti, professor, Department of Information Processing Science, chairman

deputy Kari Pankkonen, development manager

Juha Röning, professor, Department of Electrical Engineering

deputy Erkki Salonen, professor

Jarmo Rusanen, professor, Department of Geography

deputy Toivo Muilu, professor

Juhani Niskanen, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

deputy Jussi A. Karjalainen, professor

Mikko Isohanni, administrative manager, Faculty of Education

deputy Pauli Siljander, dean

Kari Rummukainen, professor, Department of Physical Sciences

deputy Kalevi Mursula, professor

Olavi Jakkula, development director, Planning and Development unit

deputy Matti Joensuu, development manager

Eelis Kokko, director, Oulu Southern Institute

Kari Valtanen, mayor, Nivala, vice chairman

deputy Esa Jussila, managing director, Nivala-Haapajärvi subregion

Pekka Pietiäinen, mayor, Pyhäjärvi/ Nivala-Haapajärvi subregion

deputy Maija-Liisa Veteläinen, mayor, Haapajärvi/

Nivala-Haapajärvi subregion

Jouko Luukkonen, mayor, Haapavesi/ Siikalatva subregion

deputy Hannu Saarinen, managing director, Siikalatva subregion

Asko Ojamäki, mayor, Ylivieska/ Ylivieska subregion

deputy Timo Kiema, managing director, Ylivieska subregion

Secretary of the board is Development Manager Eija-Riitta Niinikoski. There are three expert members repre-

senting the economics of the Oulu South region in the board; Merchant Martti Liuska (deputy Tapio Uusitalo),

Managing Director Jyrki Niinikoski (deputy Jouko Hannula), Engineer Matti Tallgren (deputy Veli-Matti Karikoski).

Members of the B oard in 2007-200 9 and thei r Personal Deputy Members

The main expenses consisted of personnel costs. Oulu Southern Institute rents the facilities for its activities.

There were 45 full-time employees in the institute at the end of 2009. More than 15 % of them had doctorate

degrees and approximately 56 % had other university degrees (MSc or MA), the rest were students or had other

required qualification. R&D Manager Tanja Risikko finalised her doctorate degree and defended her doctoral thesis

“Safety, Health and Productivity of Cold Work: A Management Model, Implementation and Effects” and qualified as

a Doctor of Science (Tech.). Personnel of the Oulu Southern Institute work in three cities in the Oulu South region

(Nivala, Ylivieska, Pyhäjärvi) and at the main campus in Oulu.

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The budget of Oulu Southern Institute in 2009 was about 2.7M€; approximately 6 % of the budget came from the

University of Oulu as basic financing and 94 % of it was financed by different sources of project funding e.g. EU:

Comission´s 7th Framework Programme (FP7) and Structural Funds (ESF, ERDF, Interreg), Finnish Academy of

Science, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovations (TEKES), various foundations, funding from mu-

nicipalities, regional public organisations and private companies.

Expenses 200 9 .

Income f inanc ing 200 9 .

Municipalities 23 %

County Administrative Board 37 %

Provincial Federation10 %

Foundations 2 %

Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovations (TEKES) 17 %

Finnish Academy of Science 3 %

Others 1 %Norden 0,04 % Budget / University

of Oulu 6 %

Ministry of Education and other State Administrations 1 %

Enterprises 0,34 %EU/

Comission (FP7) 8 %

Internal services 1 %

Rent 5 %

Personnel 67 %

Other 7 %

Outsourcing services 9 %

Material 5%

Travel 5 %

Capital assets 1 %

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The Kerttu Saalasti Foundation was established

in 2000 by the municipalities and educational

organisations of the Oulu South region to-

gether with the University of Oulu. The foun-

dation supports the work done by the Oulu Southern In-

stitute by granting scholarships and fostering collabora-

tion between the Institute and the region.

Counsellor of Education Mrs. Kerttu Saalasti (1907-

1995), whose father was President Kyösti Kallio, was a

Oulu Southern Institute was chosen as one of

the internal quality units of the University of

Oulu for the year 2010, and got monetary

acknowledgement on the basis of systematic

development of the QA system and documentation dur-

ing 2009. According to the feedback, the Institute has

recognized well the critical tasks and the developmental

needs of its operations. In the feedback, it was also men-

tioned that according to the Institute’s Quality Handbook,

the quality work seems to be an essential part of the In-

stitute’s normal operation.

The Institute’s QA system covers all functions and opera-

tions, which are described in the Quality Handbook. The

QA system is based on the recognized characteristics

and established QA methods of the whole university or-

ganization. The whole personnel of the Institute partici-

pated in documenting the QA system. The University of

Qual i ty Assurance System in Oulu Southern Ins t i tu te

Ker t tu Saa last i Foundat ion

member of Finnish Parliament and Minister of Education.

The establishment of the University of Oulu in the 1950s

was one of her most significant achievements.

The biography of Kerttu Saalasti was published by the

foundation in December 2008. The name of the book,

Yhteinen hyvä – paras hyvä, tells about Kerttu Saalasti´s

thinking; in different situations she wanted to find the

common good and consider it the best. The biography

was written by Dr. Tytti Isohookana-Asunmaa. n

Oulu’s QA system was audited in November 2009. The

Institute prepared for the audit by organizing internal trai-

nings for all research groups and administrative bodies.

There are three guiding principles in the Oulu University´s

QA system: collaboration, enhancement-led evaluation

and promotion of good practices. The fundamental func-

tions of the university are education, research and so-

cial engagement. Oulu Southern Institute concentrates

on social engagement. To be able to serve the needs of

partners and interest groups, the Institute has described

its responsibilities and operations very accurately in the

Quality Handbook. The Institute’s QA system consists of

both common elements and research group-specific in-

formation.

The University of Oulu passed the audit implemented by

the Finnish Higher Education Evaluation (FINHEEC),

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Research and Deve lopment Pro jec ts in 200 9 and The i r Main F inanc ing Resource

TEKNOKAS - Nationwide Technology Education EU-ESF, Ministry of Education,

Ministry of Employment and the Economy

International RFMedia Research Laboratory EU-ERDFUbiquitous Computing in Maintenance Using Sensors and RFID Tags TEKES/VAMOS programComprehensive Testing – COMPTEST TEKES/ERDFInnovative GIS Network in Oulu Region (InnoGIS) EU-ERDFCooperative Traffic ICT (CT)/LTE Field Test Pilot (LTE FTP) TEKES/Tivit Oy

Real Fusion TEKES/Ubicom program

Real 3D EU-FP7Holographic image processing and visual perception of digital holograms Finnish Academy

Holomobile Marie Curie

Cosmic-ray experiment EMMA EU-ERDFLAGUNA: Capacities/infrastructures/Design Study EU-FP7The influence of a possible close-by nuclear power plant Council of Oulu Regionon the LENA detector at Pyhäsalmi

Innovative production technologies - INTO EU-ERDFUsability of ultra-high-strength steels - ULLE TEKESRoll Forming of Tailored Heat-Treated Ultra High-Strength Steel Strips – ULLA EU-ERDF/TEKESInvestigation on the Usability of Ultra High Strength Structural and Wear Resistant Steels - KuURak EU-ERDF/TEKES

Expertise of Forming Ultra High Strength Steels – ROLLE EU-ERDF

Developing the innovation environment in Oulu South region EU-ERDFRegional trajectories to the knowledge economy Nordic-European comparisons, REKENE Nordic Council

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Scient i f i c Journa l Using commodity graphics hardware for real-time digital hologram view-reconstruction - Ahrenberg L, Page AJ, Hennelly BM, McDonald JB, Naughton Thomas J. Journal of Display Technology, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2009, pp. 111-119.

Multi-pixel Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode and wavelength-shifting fibre-optics readout of plastic scintillator counters for the EMMA underground experiment - Akhrameev EV, Bezrukov LB, Dzaparova IM, Davitashvili ISh, En-qvist Timo, Fynbo H, Guliev ZhSh, Inzhechik LV, Izmaylov AO et al.; Joutsenvaara Jari, Kuusiniemi Pasi, Olanterä Lauri, Räihä Tomi, Sarkamo Juho. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 610, 2009, pp. 419-422.

Decay properties of neutron-deficient isotopes of elements from Z = 101 to Z = 108 - Hessberger FP, Hofmann S, Streicher B, Sulignano B, Antalic S, Ackermann D, Heinz S, Kindler B, Kojouharov I et al.; Kuusiniemi Pasi 2009. The European Physical Journal A, 41, 2009, pp. 145-153.

Resolution limits in practical digital holographic systems - Kelly DP, Hennelly BM, Pandey N, Naughton Thomas J, Rhodes WT. Optical Engineering, Vol. 48, No. 9, 2009, pp. 095801 1-13.

Three dimensional digital holographic profiling of micro-fibers - Kempkes M, Darakis E, Khanam T, Rajendran A, Kariwala V, Mazzotti M, Naughton Thomas J, Asundi AK 2009. Optic Express, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2009, pp. 2938-2943. Systematic errors of an optical encryption system due to the discrete values of a spatial light modulator - Monaghan DS, Gopinathan U, Kelly DP, Naughton Thomas J, Sheridan JT 2009. Optical Engineering, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2009, pp. 027001 1-7.

Statistical investigation of the double random phase encoding technique - Monaghan DS, Gopinathan U, Situ G, Naughton Thomas J, Sheridan JT. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, Vol. 26, No. 9, 2009, pp. 2033-2042. Analysis of phase encoding for optical encryption - Monaghan DS, Situ G, Gopinathan U, Naughton Thomas J, Sheridan JT. Optics Communications, Vol. 282, No. 4, 2009, pp. 482-492.

The combined walkthrough: Measuring behavioral, affective, and cognitive information in usability testing - Partala T, Kangaskorte Riitta. Journal of Usability Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2009, pp. 21-33.

Optical computing - Naughton Thomas J, Woods D. Applied Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 215, No. 4, 2009, pp. 1417-1430.

Bendability of ultra-high-strength steel - Väisänen Anu, Mäntyjärvi Kari, Karjalainen Jussi A. Key Engineering Materi-als, Vols. 410-411, 2009, pp. 611-620.

Other Journa l Teknologiakasvatus ja lukio - mahdotonko yhtälö? - Karsikas Arto, Järvinen Esa-Matti. Dimensio, Vol. 73, No. 2, 2009, pp. 38-41.

Maalipinnoitetun ohutlevyn liittäminen laserhitsauksella - Mäkikangas Jarmo. Ohutlevy, No. 2, 2009, pp. 18-20.

Combined Work Extraction of three-dimensional information from reconstructions of in-line digital holograms - McElhinney CP, Hen-nelly BM, Javidi B, Naughton Thomas J. ¬Three-dimensional Imaging, Visualization, and Display, Chap. 15, Springer, New York, 2009. Javidi B (ed.), pp. 303-332.

Optical computing – Naughton Thomas J, Woods D. Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, Springer, New York, 2009, Meyers RA (ed.), pp. 6388-6407.

Conference Publ ic a t ion Localization of microfibers within volumes using digital holographic video - Darakis E, Kempkes M, Khanam T, Ra-jendran A, Kariwala V, Naughton Thomas J, Mazzotti M, Asundi AK. OSA Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging, DTuB6, Vancouver, Canada, 26-30 April 2009.

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Compression of digital hologram sequences using MPEG-4 - Darakis E, Naughton Thomas J. Holography: Advances and Modern Trends, Proceedings of SPIE vol. 7358, 735811, Prague, Czech Republic, 20-23 April 2009, Miler M, Hrabovský M (eds.), 735811 1-8.

EMMA - an underground cosmic-ray experiment - Enqvist Timo, Bezrukov L, Fynbo H, Heikkilä E, Inzhechik L, Jout-senvaara Jari, Jones P, Jämsén T, Kalliokoski T et al.; Kuusiniemi Pasi, Olanterä Lauri, Räihä Tomi, Sarkamo Juho. Nuclear Physics B (Proc. Suppl.) 196, 2009, Capdevielle J-N, Pattison B, Engel R (eds.), pp. 255-258.

Quantization noise: An additional constraint for the extended sampling theorem - Kelly DP, Pandey N, Hennelly BM, Naughton Thomas J. OSA Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging, DWB12, Vancouver, Canada, 26-30 April 2009.

The static and dynamic strength properties of laser-welded, work-hardened stainless steel - Keskitalo Markku, Män-tyjärvi Kari 2009. 12th NOLAMP Conference 2009, 24th-26th August 2009 in Copenhagen, Olsen F, Kristensen JK (eds.).

Yb: YAG disc laser welding of austenitic stainless steel without filler material - Keskitalo Markku, Mäntyjärvi Kari. Key engineering Materials, Vols. 410-411, 2009, pp. 87-96. Sheet Metal 2009, 13th International Conference on Sheet Metal 6-8 April 2009, Shirvani B, Clarke R, Duflou J et al. (eds.).

Visual perception of digital holograms on autostereoscopic displays - Lehtimäki Taina M, Sääskilahti Kirsti, Näsänen Risto, Naughton Thomas J. Three-Dimensional Imaging, Visualization, and Display 2009, Proceedings of SPIE vol. 7329, 73290C, Orlando, USA, 13-17 April 2009, Javidi B, Son J-Y, Martinez-Corral M et al. (eds.), pp. 73290C 1-7. Ambient intelligence in mobile field work - Luimula M, Pitkäaho Tomi, Tervonen Jouni. Conference Proceedings of 8th International Conference and Workshop on Ambient Intelligence and Embedded Systems, AmiES 2009, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 23-25 September, 2009.

Developing geosensor network support for Locawe platform: application of standards in low-rate communication con-text - Luimula M., Shelby Z., Tervonen J., Markkula J., Weckström P. & Verronen P. Proceedings of the 2009 interna-tional conference on Pervasive services, London, UK, pp. 73-82.

Segmentation and visualization of digital in-line holographic microscopy of three-dimensional scenes using recon-structed intensity images - Molony KM, Ryle JP, McDonnell S, Sheridan JT, Naughton Thomas J. Applications of Digital Image Processing XXXII, Proceedings of SPIE vol. 7443, 74431F, San Diego, USA, August 2009, Tescher AG (ed.), 74431F 1-10.

Joining of colour-coated sheet metals with Yb: YAG disk laser - Mäkikangas Jarmo, Mäntyjärvi Kari, Ojala. 12th NOLAMP Conference 2009, 24th-26th August 2009 in Copenhagen, Olsen F, Kristensen JK (eds.).

Water cooling in sheet metal laser hardening - Mäntyjärvi Kari, Järvenpää A, Karjalainen JA, Ojala J, Keskitalo Markku, Mäkikangas Jarmo. 12th NOLAMP Conference 2009, 24th-26th August 2009 in Copenhagen, Olsen F, Kristensen JK (eds.).

UHS steel formability in flexible roll forming - Mäntyjärvi Kari, Merklein M, Karjalainen J.A. Key engineering Materi-als, Vols. 410-411, 2009, pp. 661-668. Sheet Metal 2009, 13th International Conference on Sheet Metal 6-8 April 2009, Shirvani B, Clarke R, Duflou J et al. (eds.).

Cutting method influence on the fatigue resistance of ultra-high-strength steel - Mäntyjärvi Kari, Väisänen Anu, Kar-jalainen JA. International Journal of Material Forming, Vol. 2 Suppl. 1, 2009, van den Boogaard T, Akkerman R (eds.), pp. 547-550.

Processing of optically-captured digital holograms for three-dimensional display - Naughton Thomas J, Kreis T, Onural L, Ferraro P, Depeursinge C, Emery Y, Hennelly BM, Kujawinska M. Three-Dimensional Imaging, Visualiza-tion, and Display 2009, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7329, 73290A, Orlando, USA, 13-17 April 2009, Javidi B, Son J-Y, Martinez-Corral M et al. (eds.), pp. 73290A 1-11.

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FinRus mobile technology - Researcher’s exchange between Russian and Finnish universities supported by EU - Nevala J, Tervonen Jouni, Korotkov AS. International Conference; International Education & Science Cooperation, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 2-6, 2008, 2009, pp. 252-254.

Three-dimensional image watermarking using fractional fourier transform - Nishchal NK, Naughton Thomas J. ICOP 2009 - International Conference on Optics & Photonics, Chandigarh, 30 Oct - 1 Nov 2009, Chandigarh, India.

Perceptual quality of reconstructions of digital holograms: extending depth of focus by binocular fusion - Näsänen Risto, Metso A, Lehtimäki Taina M, Naughton Thomas J. Perception, Supplement, vol. 38. 32nd European Conference on Visual Perception, Regensburg, Germany, 24-28 August 2009, pp. 154-155.

Speed up of fresnel transforms for digital holography using pre-computed chirp and GPU processing - Pandey N, Kelly DP, Naughton Thomas J, Hennelly BM. Optics and Photonics for Information Processing III, Proc. SPIE 7442, 744205, San Diego, USA, August 2009, Iftekharuddin KM, Awwal AAS (eds.), pp. 744205 1-11.

Study of lateral distribution function of charged particles in EAS at the knee region - Petkov VB, Sarkamo Juho, Räihä Tomi, Dzhappuev DD, Lidvansky AS. Proceedings of the 31st ICRC, Lodz 2009, Manios A et al. (eds.), pp. 1-4.

Smart wheel loader based on RFID and positioning technologies - Pieskä S, Luimula M, Alaspää J, Pitkäaho Tomi, Tervonen Jouni. Conference Proceedings of 8th International Conference and Workshop on Ambient Intelligence and Embedded Systems, AmiES 2009, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, 23-25 September, 2009.

Stereo vision based approach for extracting features from digital holograms - Pitkäaho Tomi, Naughton Thomas J. FRINGE 2009: The 6th International Workshop on Advanced Optical Metrology, Nürtingen, Germany, 14-16 Septem-ber 2009, pp. 562-567.

Multispectral lensless digital holographic microscope: imaging MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cell cultures - Ryle JP, Molony KM, McDonnell S, Naughton Thomas J, Sheridan JT. Optics and Photonics for Information Processing III, Proceedings of SPIE vol. 7442, 744206, San Diego, USA, August 2009, Iftekharuddin KM, Awwal AAS (eds.), 744206 1-11.

Cosmic-ray experiment EMMA: Tracking analysis of the first muon events - Räihä Tomi, Enqvist Timo, Joutsenvaara Jari, Karjalainen J, Kuusiniemi Pasi, Loo Kai, Olanterä Lauri, Sarkamo Juho, Heikkilä E et al. Proceedings of the 31st ICRC, Lodz 2009, Manios A et al. (eds.), pp. 1-3.

RFID and wireless sensor and actuator networks in advanced production applications - Tervonen Jouni, Luimula M, Pieskä S, Pitkäaho Tomi, Alaspää J. The 5th International Conference Mechatronic Systems and Materials MSM-2009, Vilnius, Lithuania, 22-25 October, 2009, pp. 117-118.

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O ulun Eteläisen instituutti on aktiivinen toimi-

ja alueensa innovaatioympäristön kehittämi-

sessä. Se toimii yhteistyössä alueen yritys-

ten, kehittämis- ja koulutusorganisaatioiden

kanssa. Toiminnan tavoitteena on alueen kilpailukyvyn ja

menestyksen vahvistaminen.

Korkeakoulujen rakenneuudistuskeskustelu jatkui edel-

leen voimakkaana vuoden 2009 aikana. Keskustelu koh-

distui ennen kaikkea opetusministeriön ohjailemaan yli-

opistojen väliseen resurssien jakoon, jossa Aalto-yliopisto

selviytyi voittajana. Oulun Eteläisen instituutti hoiti hyvin

oman osuutensa Oulun yliopistorahaston varojen kerryt-

tämisestä yhdessä alueen kuntien kanssa organisoimalla

olosuhteisiin nähden merkittävän 200 000 euron lahjoi-

tuksen yliopistorahastoon.

Instituutin toiminnassa oli edelleen mukana keskimäärin

45 henkilöä. Heistä seitsemän oli tohtorin tutkinnon ja

25 muun korkeakoulututkinnon suorittaneita. Yksikkö sai

yliopiston avajaisjuhlassa palkinnon toteuttamastaan yh-

teiskunnallisen palvelutehtävän suorittamisesta. Tämän

lisäksi instituutti palkittiin vuoden aikana suorittamastaan

laatujärjestelmän kehittämistyöstä. Instituutin laatukäsikir-

ja toimii myös henkilökunnan perehdyttämismateriaalina.

Instituutin rahoituksesta 94 % oli yliopiston ulkopuolista

rahoitusta, jossa korostuu EU:n 7. puiteohjelman, Suomen

Akatemian ja TEKES:in myöntämä rahoitus. Yliopiston

perusrahoituksen lisäksi Oulun läänihallituksen sivistys-

osaston ja Pohjois-Pohjanmaan liiton rahoitus on tukenut

ratkaisevasti instituutin toimintaa. Alueen kuntien ja seu-

tukuntien rooli rahoittajana on myös ollut merkittävä.

Vuosi 2009 oli kokonaisuudessaan aktiivisen, kansain-

välisen toiminnan sävyttämä. Instituutti toimi Real 3D

puiteohjelmahankkeen koordinaattorina ja LAGUNA

–tutkimuskeskushankkeen partnerina osallistuen eu-

rooppalaisen neutriinoastrohiukkasfysiikan tiedeyhtei-

sön jäsenenä tulevaisuuden suurta mittalaitetyyppiä ja

sijoituspaikkaa arvioivaan työhön, joka eteni v. 2009

nopeasti. Pyhäsalmi Mine Oy:n kaivos Pyhäjärvellä oli

esillä yhtenä varteenotettavimmista tutkimuskeskuksen

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sijoituspaikkavaihtoehdoista. Hankkeen tilanteesta in-

formoitiin vuoden aikana pääministeriä, ministeriöiden

virkamiehiä, kansanedustajia, valtionvarainvaliokunnan

työ- ja elinkeinojaostoa ja sivistys- ja tiedejaostoa sekä

tutkimus- ja innovaationeuvostoa. EMMA-kokeen, joka

on maailman ensimmäinen ja ainoa maan alle vastaavalle

syvyydelle (85 m) asennettu kosmisia säteitä tutkiva koe,

rakentaminen jatkui CERN:stä ja Venäjältä hankittujen

tuikeilmaisimien asentamisella kaivokseen rakennettuihin

mittausasemiin.

Instituutin tulevaisuuden tuotantoteknologioiden tutki-

musryhmän elektroniikan mekaniikan ja metallin tutki-

mus- ja kehittämistoiminta jatkui voimakkaana Nivalan

ELME Studiossa yhteistyössä Kalajokilaakson koulu-

tuskuntayhtymän ja Nivalan Teollisuuskylä Oy:n kanssa.

Yhteistyö yritysten kanssa oli merkittävää ja toiminnassa

TEKES-rahoituksen rooli korostuikin edelleen.

Kokonaisbudjetiltaan kuuden miljoonan euron Real 3D

-hanke oli merkittävin ICT-alan kehittämisympäristössä

toteutetuista hankkeista RFMedia-laboratoriossa, joka on

instituutin ja KPAMK:n CENTRIA- tutkimus- ja kehitys-

yksikön yhteinen toimintaympäristö. Se on samalla eräs

valtakunnallisestikin edistyneimmistä ammattikorkeakou-

lun ja yliopiston yhteistyöhankkeista.

Instituutin teknologiakasvatustoiminta (TEKNOKAS) jat-

kui myös vuoden 2009 aikana näkyvänä valtakunnallise-

na toimintana. Yhteistyötä tehtiin mm. Helsingin, Espoon,

Vantaan ja Oulun kaupunkien kanssa. Tampereen tek-

nologiakeskus Hermia oli edelleen yksi keskeisimmistä

yhteistyökumppaneista. Teknologiakasvatuksen innovaa-

tiotyöpajoja suunniteltiin toteutettavaksi ammatillisella

toisella asteella.

Oulun Eteläisen korkeakoulukeskus, jonka toimintaan

instituutti osallistui aktiivisesti, vahvisti v. 2009 aikana

ennestäänkin merkittävää rooliaan Oulun Eteläisen alu-

eellisen yhteistyön ja kehittämistoiminnan toteuttajana.

Jatkossa korkeakoulukeskus vastaakin alueen KOKO-

ohjelman innovaatiotoiminnan toteuttamisesta ja kehittä-

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Administ rat ion , Regional Development and Educat ionEelis Kokko, DirectorEija-Riitta Niinikoski, Development ManagerTanja Risikko, R&D Development ManagerHarri Jokela, Educational CoordinatorMartti Saarela, PlannerMaarit Uimaniemi, Departmental SecretaryEija Korjonen, Project SecretaryTii Amperla, Graphic Designer Leena Eskola, Research Trainee

Technology Educat ion (TE K N OKAS)Esa-Matti Järvinen, Research Manager Arto Karsikas, Project PlannerEsko Piippo, Project Planner/ Graphic DesignerHeli Vaara, Project PlannerJorma Kivi, Project Engineer

Future Manufactur ing TechnologiesKari Mäntyjärvi, Research ManagerJuha Niemelä, Project ManagerMarkku Keskitalo, ResearcherJarmo Mäkikangas, ResearcherAnu Väisänen, ResearcherMikko Hietala, ResearcherAntti Määttä, ResearcherAntti Järvenpää, ResearcherJari Niskanen, Research AssistantSanna Viirelä, Project Engineer (leave of absence)Ritva Saukko, Project Engineer

Underground PhysicsTimo Enqvist, Research ManagerSirpa Räsänen, Project SecretaryPasi Kuusiniemi, ResearcherJuho Sarkamo, ResearcherTomi Räihä, ResearcherJari Joutsenvaara, Project PlannerKai Loo, Researcher

R FMedia LaboratoryJouni Tervonen, Research ManagerVirve Sorvoja, ResearcherMarjut Koskela, Research AssistantRiitta Kangaskorte, Project EngineerKirsti Sääskilahti, ResearcherKonstantin Mikhaylov, ResearcherJussi Väisänen, ResearcherThomas Naughton, Research ManagerTaina Lehtimäki, Project ManagerRisto Näsänen, ResearcherTomi Pitkäaho, ResearcherMikko Niemelä, Project EngineerJohanna Ojala, Project Secretary

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